Anil Kumar Srivastava obtained Master degree from Lucknow University. He served Archaeological Survey of India, Department of Culture, Ministry of HRD, and national Research Laboratory for conservation of Cultural Property, Department of Culture Ministry of HRD and President’s Secretariat, Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi. He has in his credit number of national and international awards, Burssary merit scholarship of Lucknow University for two year 1981-82, and British government Fellowship award for the year 1993. He was also awarded Hirayama Silk Road Fellowship award for the year 1994-96 by UNESCO, Paris; participated in number of National and international seminars / Workshop and published amny scientific papers in reputed national and international journals . He is a life member of Academic Societies such as Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkata, and Indian Association for Study of conservation of Cultural Property, New Delhi, Indian Chemical Society, Kolkata, Indian Historical and Cultural Society, New Delhi, Indian Academy of forensic Science, Kolkata. He is presently working as Assistant Director at Central Forensic Science Laboratory, Directorate of Forensic Science, Ministry of Home Affairs, at Hyderabad.